Furthermore, the numbers may not be as intimidating as they seem. According to a
2017 report by the U.S. Department of Energy, in 2016, there were approximately 1.1
million workers in the traditional energy production fossil fuel industry (in the U.S.). That
means that if we are to switch 5% of the U.S. fossil fuel workers to the renewable
energy sector, 55,000 people have a future-focussed job. If the government was to
provide funding to retrain workers over a period of time, this would be a possible task.
The amount of workers in the renewable energy sector should increase with the
demand for renewable energy.
We request those actions because, each year, the severity of the climate crisis increases
more and more due to greenhouse gases emissions, mainly caused by the industries. If
the temperature continues to increase, tropical storms, for example, will become more
frequent, and even more destructive.
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"Discovering a New Land after Apocalypse" Seoyeon Kim,18, Hoengsong, South Korea
